Hopkins County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Hopkins County Clerk (Tracy Smith, 128 Jefferson Street, Suite C, Sulphur Springs, 903-438-4074) posts no recording fee schedule and no military-discharge line; the free DD-214 filing (Local Government Code 192.002), the free certified copy (Government Code 603.003) and the confidentiality (552.140) are the State's.

Also called: County Clerk, Tracy Smith, DD-214, DD214, discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 903-438-4074, Sulphur Springs, Como, Cumby, Tira, Saltillo, Pickton.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Hopkins County, TXCounty

The office. Tracy Smith, County Clerk, 128 Jefferson St., Suite C, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482; (903) 438-4074; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Birth and death certificates and marriage licence copies can be ordered online. The missing line. The Clerk's "Fee Information" page posts only the sheriff's and constables' fees, and nothing on the Clerk's pages names military discharges. Local Government Code 192.002 makes the filing free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps the record confidential (see the Texas entry). A veteran asked to pay should cite the statutes.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hopkins County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording a discharge and a certified copy are free under the State statutes; copies go only to the people Government Code 552.140 lists. No rating is needed.

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